It's only flat on the bottom

[resqgeek]

This morning, as I waited at the bus stop on my way to the office, I witnessed something a bit bizarre. I was skimming the headlines on the front page of my Washington Post, and I heard a strange but distinctive sound approaching. It was the repetitive smacking sound of a car with a flat tire. I looked up and saw a Ford Taurus approaching slowly, at maybe half of the posted 35 mph speed limit. The car had its hazard indicators on, but was driving in the left (i.e., passing) lane. At first I thought the driver was looking for a place to pull off and change the tire, as there are no shoulders. However, the car passed by several empty, but well lit parking lots and continued slowly up the road. My bus pulled up as I watched the car slowly pulling away from me, so I never did see where it went, but I couldn't help wondering why the driver kept going. Maybe the car didn't have a spare. Maybe they were *almost* to their destination. Maybe the driver was just dumb as a rock. All I know for sure is that the tire was going to be far beyond any hope of repair by the time the car stopped, and there was every possibility that the wheel it had been mounted on would need to be replaced as well.